Mistake Cake

A few years back, I was inspired by this post, to make this cake. Except that I was distracted. And I made the buttermilk per the recipe’s notes section, and I added it all. All. Despite the fact that the recipe called for half. Luckily, Deb takes amazing process photos, so I could tell by how the batter looked that something was wrong. So I added some flour, and some more, and some more, until the consistency was just right. And you know what? It was amazing. the perfect, crumbly, not too sweet cake with a hint of berry tartness. A very delicious mistake.

Since then I’ve deliberately repeated the mistake, and adapted it to fit my slightly crunchier taste–substituting turbinado and some whole wheat flour for the white sugar and flour. With berries or peaches in the summer, and apples in the fall, every time I make it, it does not disappoint.